What US Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 USC ch 10): Mandatory Inspection, Labeling and Prohibited Acts requires
The Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), codified at 21 U.S.C. Chapter 10 (sections 451-473), requires federal inspection of poultry and poultry products intended for use as human food and is administered by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Section 453 defines the regulated terms, including 'poultry product', 'adulterated' and 'misbranded'. Section 455 requires inspection in official establishments, including post-mortem inspection of the carcasses of poultry and supervision of processing, so that products found unadulterated bear the official inspection mark. Section 456 requires sanitary operation of premises, facilities and equipment, and section 457 sets labeling and container standards, prohibiting false or misleading labeling. Section 458 sets out the prohibited acts: no person shall slaughter any poultry or process any poultry products capable of use as human food except in compliance with the chapter, and no person shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in commerce any poultry products that are adulterated or misbranded. Section 459 extends compliance to all establishments, section 466 governs imports (which must meet standards at least equal to the Act), and sections 467a-467b provide for administrative detention, seizure and condemnation of violative articles. Section 461 sets the penalties: a violation is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both; but where the violation involves intent to defraud or the distribution or attempted distribution of an adulterated article, the fine is not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than three years, or both. Assaulting or interfering with an inspector is separately punishable, with enhanced penalties where a deadly or dangerous weapon is used. Penalty figures are subject to inflation adjustment by regulation.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: US Congress / USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title21/html/USCODE-2022-title21-chap10.htm
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- Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 451-452 - congressional statement of findings and declaration of policy.
- Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 453 - definitions of poultry product, adulterated and misbranded.
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